Bin



Feb. 27, 119215,. hmmm W. BAYLOR BIN Filed May. 51, 1922 Patented heb. 27, i923.

iii-irren rar VVTLLIIALE` BAYLOR, 0F' LESTER MANOR, VTRGNA.

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Application filed May 31,

i7 10 all er1/10m 'it may concern.'

Be it known that' limitait Birnen, a citizen ot' the United States. i .siding at liester Manoir, in Athe county ot' King iiliiliam and State ot Virginia, has invented certain new' and nse't'ul' improvements in Bins, ot which the' following is a specificatii'in, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings.

This invention relates to certain improve ments in bins and it is an object oft the in-` vention to'provide a" device of this `general character having novel and improved means whereby rodents which enter the hinA may be readily andeilectively trapped.

Another objectot' tlie'invention is to pro vide a device ofthis general character en bodying a false'bottom providedivith open ings whereby a` rodent entering" within the bin may have convenient access to asupp'le` mental compartment between the main anc false bottoms of the bin together' with means working within the compartment to facili` tate the trapping ofthe rodent therein or the removal of such rodent therefrom.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts of my improved bin whereby certain important advantages are attained and the device ren` dered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient and advantageous :tor use, as will be hereinafter more 'lnlly set forth.

The novel features or" my invention will hereinafter be definitely claimed.

In order that my invention may be the better understood. l will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accom-v panying drawings, wherein:

Figure l is a view in elevation .illustrating a bin constructed in accordance with an embodiment of my invention;

Figure 2 is an enlarged transverse sec` tional view taken through the device as shown in Figure l;

Figure 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken longitudinally ot my improved bin; and

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary sec tional view taken substantially on the line 4-4 of Figure l.

As disclosed in the accompanying draw ings, my improved bin comprises imperton ate end members l ot requisite dimensions and which are connected adjacent their 1922. Serial No. 564,982.

lower ends by a bottoni 2.' Also connecting the end members l and spaced above the bottom 2 is ahorizontally disposedpartition ori'alse bottom 3. is providedwith a plurality ot openings 1ito permit entry within the con'ipartment between the bottoms 2 and 3. Gdenotesthe sides ot' he bin which are preferably vtermed ot screen sheets or other t'oraminated mate-- rial. T denotes a top of the bin which also preferably comprises a foiaininated portion 7. The top T may be hingedly connected as at 8 tor swinging movement or otherwise constructed as the requirements oli' practice may necessitate.

ne of the side wailsi is provided with the openings 9 to provide an entrance, for rodents, said openings being positioned in relatively close proximity to the partition or' false bottoinB. Mach of these openings 9 is deiined by an inwardly directed entrance tube ,or chute l0 pretei'ably formed ot re-A ticulated material and herein disclosed as truste-conical with the smaller end' 1n- Y wardly disposed. These tubes or chutes l0 otter no undue hindrance ot obstruction to'- the entrance ot a rodent ,withinthe bin but serve effectively to prevent rodent escap` ing therethrough. lily improved bin is adapted to contain dry groceries in packages such as flour, rice, oatmeal and the like and which is particularly subjected to attack by rodents. ri. rodent entering the bin through either ot the openings 9 is prevented from escape through such openings by the tubes or chutes l0. VThen the rodent is alarmed as by a person coming to the bin to take ont a package therein the natural characteristic ot said rodent will cause him to endeavor to escape by passing through an opening 4.-. into the chamber 5. rThis cl'iainber may have placed therein poison bait to effect the eX termination ot the rode-nt or itt preiorr Tl lli'e rodent within the chamber 5 may be lurther trapped while alive.

Lcosely arranged within the chamber .5 is an elongated member ll of a length substantially equal to the width of the bin and ot a height to substantially bridge the space betwen the bottoms 2 and Secured, as at 12, to the opposite faces of the member il are the flexible members le. These members le are disposed in opposite directions and are freely directed through the openings l5 in the end members l ot the bin.

This partition or bottom 5 The member' 11 is initially positioned in Asubstantially close Contact `with an end meinber 1 ofthe bin as is particularly illustrated .in Figure 1 and after a rodent has entered the compartment 5 one of the members 1a pulled to cause the member 11 to travel toward the opposed end member 1 resulting in the rodent being effectively trapped and held between said member 11 and the second end member of the bin. Vith the rodent held in such position the door 16 is moved into open position to effect the desired removal of the rodent from Within the compartment 5 and which removal can be effected when the rodent is alive or when life is extinct from the result of poison. The member 11 may Ebe also caused to strike the rodent With sufficient impact to kill the same and particularly by forcing the rodent against the end member 1 of the bin adjacent to which is arranged the door 16; VThe-door 16 is as here in disclosed is of a sliding type althought I do not Wish to be understood as limiting myself in this respect. v

In order to close the openings 9 to prevent ingress therethrough of a rodent the same are closed by an elongated fiat strip 17 which has each endV portion pivotally connected as at 1S With an end member 1. The strip 17 has swinging movement in a vertical direction and is of such a Width Ato overlie or close the openings 9 When said ,thereof and for this reason I do not Wish to be understood as limiting myself to the precise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shown in carrying out my invention in practice except as hereinafter claimed.

I cla-im:

- In combination With a. lbin, a false bottom arranged therein and spaced from the main bottom of the bin to provide a compartment, Y

said false bottom being provided Withran opening to provide an entrance Within the compartment, a movable member Within the compartment, said member extending substantially entirely acrossthe compartment and bridging the space between the top and bottom thereof, flexible members secured to the first named member and extendingexteriorly of the bin throughthe opposite ends thereof, said members providing means whereby the first named Vmember may move in either direction' lengthwise 0f theI ccmpartment. Y 4

In testimony whereof I hereunto ailix my signature.

` WILLIAM BAYLo'R. 

